# Bir Sahnewal Village, Ludhiana (East), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities

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Village · Ludhiana (East) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab 

# Bir Sahnewal

ਬੀਰ ਸਾਹਨੇਵਾਲ

Bir Sahnewal is a village in Ludhiana (East) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141120**. It is 17 km by road from Ludhiana and 17 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 97 households**, the 143rd largest of 181 villages in the tehsil.

- 468people (2011)
- 97households
- 74.7%literacy
- 141120PIN code

## Bir Sahnewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bir Sahnewal is 141120.** Bir Sahnewal falls in Ludhiana (East) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab.

- PIN code141120
- Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91
- Nearest station codeSNL · Sanehwal
- Census village code033497
- Gram panchayatBir Sahnewal

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code.

## How to reach Bir Sahnewal?

Nearest railway station: **Sanehwal**, 1.9 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory.

- ○Bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○National highwayunder 5 km
- ●Pucca roadIn village
- Nearest stationSanehwal (SNL) · 1.9 km
- Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 4.3 km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## How far is Bir Sahnewal from nearby cities?

- Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)17 km by road
- Ludhiana (district HQ)17 km by road
- ○Chandigarh76 km straight-line
- ○Jalandhar67 km straight-line
- ○Amritsar137 km straight-line
- ○New Delhi274 km straight-line

Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames).

## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Bir Sahnewal

The closest named places mapped around Bir Sahnewal, with straight-line distance from the village centre.

- Hospitalਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਹੈਲਥ ਸੈਂਟਰ, ਸਾਹਨੇਵਾਲ · 1.8 km
- Clinic / doctorGuru Krupa Clinic and Lab · 5.2 km
- Schoolਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਸੈਕੰਡਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ, ਸਾਹਨੇਵਾਲ · 1.3 km
- College / universitySacred Heart College of Dance, Sahnewal · 3.0 km
- BankMuthoot Finance Gold Loan · 2.5 km
- ATMYes Bank ATM · 2.3 km
- Post officeDaba Road, Ludhiana (141014) · 11 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sahnewal · 2.4 km
- Bus standBus Station Doraha · 9.1 km
- PharmacyAmbica Medical Hall · 3.6 km
- Fuel stationHindustan Petroleum · 1.5 km
- MarketGol Market · 10 km
- GurdwaraGurudwara Shri Damdama Sahib (Sahnewal) · 1.0 km
- TempleDurga Mata Mandir · 8.3 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet.

## What is the population of Bir Sahnewal?

468 residents — 229 male, 239 female — in 97 households, about 4.8 per household.

■ Bir Sahnewal · ■ Ludhiana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1722**

**859

Working population ****28.8%**

**37.1%

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 99 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## What facilities are there in Bir Sahnewal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bir Sahnewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government
- ●Landline telephoneIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sahnewal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sahnewal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ludhiana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bir Sahnewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 88% of the land is sown and 152 hectares are irrigated, 100% by tube wells.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Women and men in Bir Sahnewal

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 69.7% for women — a gap of 9.9 points. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

Literacy — men ****79.6%**

Literacy — women ****69.7%**

Working — men ****53%**

Working — women ****6%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232).

## Schools and health care in Bir Sahnewal

### Schools in the village

- ●Primary school1 govt
- ●Middle school1 govt

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Roads, transport and connectivity in Bir Sahnewal

- Roads in the villageBlack-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, Footpath
- Local transportTractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts
- ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Daily newspaper

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Sanitation and drainage in Bir Sahnewal

- ●Drainageopen drains
- ○Total Sanitation Campaign areaNo
- ●Community toilet complexYes
- ●Door-to-door waste collectionYes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## Land, irrigation and power in Bir Sahnewal

### Land use (hectares)

****

**■** Net sown 152 (88%) · **■** Non-farm use 21 (12%)

### Irrigated area by source (hectares)

**

**■** Tube wells / wells 152 (100%)

### Electricity supply (2011)

- Power for homes12 h summer · 13 h winter
- Power for farms8 h summer · 9 h winter
- Power for shops8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002).

## How Bir Sahnewal ranks

- Population in Ludhiana (East) tehsil143rd of 181
- Population in Ludhiana district730th of 885
- Literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil121st of 181
- Women's literacy in Ludhiana (East) tehsil110th of 181

Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011.

## Homes and amenities in Bir Sahnewal

Of every 100 households in Bir Sahnewal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Bir Sahnewal · ■ Ludhiana (East) rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**41%

Use banking services ****100%**

**57%

Television ****92%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Weather in Bir Sahnewal and best time to visit

The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Villages near Bir Sahnewal

- Bhairo Munna · 1.3 km · 2,603 people
- Kanech · 1.6 km · 3,514 people
- Sahnewal Khurd · 1.8 km · 1,112 people
- Kotla · 2.5 km · 309 people
- Jandiali · 2.5 km · 4,456 people
- Kohara · 2.6 km · 3,801 people

[All 184 villages in Ludhiana (East) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bir Sahnewal?141120
- Which district is Bir Sahnewal in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East) tehsil), Punjab
- Which is the nearest railway station to Bir Sahnewal?Sanehwal (SNL), about 1.9 km away
- How far is Bir Sahnewal from Ludhiana?17 km by road
- Which is the nearest hospital to Bir Sahnewal?ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਹੈਲਥ ਸੈਂਟਰ, ਸਾਹਨੇਵਾਲ, about 1.8 km away (straight-line)
- What is the population of Bir Sahnewal?468 (Census 2011)
- What crops are grown in Bir Sahnewal?wheat, paddy and potato